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Like, Jr. High

Do you ever have those moments that not only make you feel like such a worthless piece of shit, but also reminds you of all of these other times in your life that you were reminded that you are in fact, a worthless piece of shit? No? Really? Okay, yeah, me neither.

The summer before my freshman year of high school I went to nerd camp for a week. Random fact: I am still friends with one of my suite mates. In preparation for all the fun, I got a couple of new tape singles that were awesome.

Yeah.

Cassette tape singles. To listen to in my Walkman. One song on each side. For those unfamiliar, this is how you listened to a cassette tape single:

Listen to popular song on side A

Song ends, fast forward to end of tape

Take out tape, flip over, listen to song on side B

Song ends, fast forward to end of tape

Repeat until you hate the songs

The one single I remember was Radiohead’s Creep. The edited for radio version because fuck saying ‘you’re so fucking special’ because I could be fucking traumatized for life. But the B-side of that single has always been one of my favorites and it’s been my earworm all day so here it is:

Faithless the Wonder Boy

I’ve had these jeans since I was bornAnd now they’re ripped and now they’re tornAnd all my friends have skateboards

I want the toys of other boysI want a knife and a gun and thingsBut mom and dad will not give in

And I can’t put the needle inCan’t put the needle inI can’t put the needle inNo I can’t put the needle inCan’t put the needle inCan’t put the needle in

And now I know just what it isIt’s called disease and it’s got my headIt always runs where I hide

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